diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/liveness.ml b/infer/src/checkers/liveness.ml
index c92ed74bd..5e3797dca 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/liveness.ml
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/liveness.ml
@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ end
 module CFG = ProcCfg.OneInstrPerNode (ProcCfg.Backward (ProcCfg.Exceptional))
 module Analyzer = AbstractInterpreter.Make (CFG) (TransferFunctions)
 
-let is_whitelisted_var var =
-  let whitelisted_vars = ["__assert_file__"; "__assert_fn__"] in
-  List.exists
-    ~f:(fun whitelisted_var -> String.equal whitelisted_var (Pvar.get_simplified_name var))
-    whitelisted_vars
-
-
 let checker {Callbacks.tenv; summary; proc_desc} : Specs.summary =
   let cfg = CFG.from_pdesc proc_desc in
   let invariant_map =
@@ -89,7 +82,7 @@ let checker {Callbacks.tenv; summary; proc_desc} : Specs.summary =
       when not
              ( Pvar.is_frontend_tmp pvar || Pvar.is_return pvar || Pvar.is_global pvar
              || Domain.mem (Var.of_pvar pvar) live_vars || Procdesc.is_captured_var proc_desc pvar
-             || is_whitelisted_var pvar || is_sentinel_exp rhs_exp ) ->
+             || is_sentinel_exp rhs_exp ) ->
         let issue_id = IssueType.dead_store.unique_id in
         let message = F.asprintf "The value written to %a is never used" (Pvar.pp Pp.text) pvar in
         let ltr = [Errlog.make_trace_element 0 loc "Write of unused value" []] in
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cTrans.ml b/infer/src/clang/cTrans.ml
index 24ab6b290..3bda8ebb8 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cTrans.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cTrans.ml
@@ -1192,9 +1192,7 @@ module CTrans_funct (F : CModule_type.CFrontend) : CModule_type.CTranslation = s
           in
           Some (new_or_alloc_trans trans_state_pri sil_loc si qual_type class_opt selector)
       | _ ->
-          None (* assertions *)
-    else if CTrans_models.is_handleFailureInMethod selector then
-      Some (CTrans_utils.trans_assertion trans_state sil_loc)
+          None
     else None
 
 
@@ -1265,7 +1263,12 @@ module CTrans_funct (F : CModule_type.CFrontend) : CModule_type.CTranslation = s
         in
         let selector = obj_c_message_expr_info.Clang_ast_t.omei_selector in
         let nname = "Message Call: " ^ selector in
-        let all_res_trans = res_trans_subexpr_list @ [res_trans_call] in
+        let assertion_trans_opt =
+          if CTrans_models.is_handleFailureInMethod selector then
+            CTrans_utils.trans_assertion trans_state sil_loc
+          else empty_res_trans
+        in
+        let all_res_trans = res_trans_subexpr_list @ [res_trans_call; assertion_trans_opt] in
         let res_trans_to_parent =
           PriorityNode.compute_results_to_parent trans_state_pri sil_loc nname si all_res_trans
         in
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/errors/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/errors/issues.exp
index 6ea415d4d..ce70e20e1 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/errors/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/errors/issues.exp
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ codetoanalyze/objc/errors/warnings/ParameterNotNullableExample.m, FBAudioRecorde
 codetoanalyze/objc/errors/warnings/ParameterNotNullableExample.m, FBAudioRecorder_FBAudioInputCallbackSimpleAliasing:, 3, PARAMETER_NOT_NULL_CHECKED, [start of procedure FBAudioInputCallbackSimpleAliasing:,Message recordState with receiver nil returns nil.]
 codetoanalyze/objc/errors/warnings/ParameterNotNullableExample.m, FBAudioRecorder_init, 2, NULL_DEREFERENCE, [start of procedure init]
 codetoanalyze/objc/errors/warnings/ParameterNotNullableExample.m, FBAudioRecorder_test, 3, NULL_DEREFERENCE, [start of procedure test,Message recordState with receiver nil returns nil.]
-codetoanalyze/objc/shared/assertions/NSAssert_example.m, NSAssert_addTarget:, 1, MEMORY_LEAK, [start of procedure addTarget:,Condition is false,Condition is true,Condition is true]
-codetoanalyze/objc/shared/assertions/NSAssert_example.m, NSAssert_initWithRequest:, 1, MEMORY_LEAK, [start of procedure initWithRequest:,Condition is false,Condition is true,Condition is true]
-codetoanalyze/objc/shared/assertions/NSAssert_example.m, test1, 1, MEMORY_LEAK, [start of procedure test1(),Condition is false,Condition is true,Condition is true]
-codetoanalyze/objc/shared/assertions/NSAssert_example.m, test1, 1, MEMORY_LEAK, [start of procedure test1(),Condition is false,Condition is true,Condition is true,Condition is true]
-codetoanalyze/objc/shared/assertions/NSAssert_example.m, test2, 1, MEMORY_LEAK, [start of procedure test2(),Condition is false,Condition is true,Condition is true]
 codetoanalyze/objc/shared/block/BlockVar.m, BlockVar_blockPostBad, 5, NULL_DEREFERENCE, [start of procedure blockPostBad,start of procedure block,return from a call to objc_blockBlockVar_blockPostBad_2]
 codetoanalyze/objc/shared/block/BlockVar.m, BlockVar_capturedNullDeref, 5, NULL_DEREFERENCE, [start of procedure capturedNullDeref,start of procedure block]
 codetoanalyze/objc/shared/block/BlockVar.m, BlockVar_navigateToURLInBackground, 8, NULL_DEREFERENCE, [start of procedure navigateToURLInBackground,start of procedure block,start of procedure test,return from a call to BlockVar_test,return from a call to objc_blockBlockVar_navigateToURLInBackground_1,Condition is true]